About Jessica

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Jessica’s Artist Statement

As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul.”

– Hermes Trismegistus

During my decade-long journey as a full-time painter, I have exhibited throughout the East Coast with representation at Robert Lange Studios, Gold Gallery, Victorine Contemporary, Hubert Gallery, and most recently Walter Wickiser Gallery. My process utilizes a unique combination of acrylic paint, ink, and pigment in layers of resin on aluminum and holographic vinyl. The purpose of my work, the reason the viewer’s own reflection affects the composition of my paintings, is to show that there is no separation between humans and nature. We are one and the same, made up of the same elements and patterns of function. How we treat our bodies and each other is directly linked to how we treat the environment. By portraying the similarities in forms found high among the cosmos, to structures beneath the ocean, and our own bodies, I hope the viewer makes the connection between the microcosm and macrocosm of our universe. My artwork can be divided into five categories: clouds, cosmos, water, plants, and gemstones. Each theme corresponds to the basic elements of life: air, fire, water, and earth.

Everything in nature is connected, including human beings. All souls are connected to the oneness of the universe. The whole of creation branches out into individual souls, receiving energy feedback in the form of the vibrations we emit. Everything we do affects each other, our planet, and the universe. We can heal our environment if we first heal ourselves.

I believe this is the most important calling of our time; therefore, all of my work reflects this principle.

Bio

Jessica Dunegan was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1977. She received her B.A. in Sociology and Studio Art from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. After working as a gallerist with internationally renowned contemporary artists at The Lowe Gallery and Lanoue Fine Art, she immersed herself in her own work and has been a successful full-time artist for ten years. Dedicated experimentation led to her unique process of painting in layers of liquid resin. Dunegan’s paintings have been exhibited and auctioned throughout the East Coast, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, and Hubert Gallery in Manhattan.

Selected Exhibitions

2021

      • Group Show, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2020

      • In a year of canceled exhibitions due to Covid, I placed over 30 original paintings in local businesses, Bay Area, CA
      • The Ground Upon Which We Stand, Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany, CA
      • 14C Art Fair, Hyatt Regency, Jersey City, NJ

 

2019

      • Healing Through Nature, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY (solo show)

 

2018

      • Queen Street Playhouse, Charleston, SC
      • Art & Wine Walk, Freshfields Village, Kiawah, SC
      • Redux’s 16th Annual Auction, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC

 

2017

      • JLV Creative Design Collective, Charleston, SC
      • Redux’s 15th Annual Auction, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC

 

2015

      • In With The New, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
      • Fluent, The Vendue Inn, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

 

2014

      • Jessica Dunegan, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC (solo show)
      • AD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th and 21st Centuries, The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
      • Jessica Dunegan and Michael Costello, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA (two-person show)
      •  10th Anniversary Show, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

 

2013

      • Jessica Dunegan & Michelle Jader, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC (two- person show)
      • Life Deconstructed: Jessica Dunegan and Ryoko Tajiri, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA (two-person show)
      • Evolution, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
      • Artexpo, Pier 92, New York City, NY
      • AD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th and 21st Centuries, The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
      • North vs. South, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

 

2012

      • Gilded, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
      • Featured Artist, Gold Gallery, Boston, MA
      • Summer Invitational, Victorine Contemporary Art, Newport, RI
      • Expansion Re-opening, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
      • Everything Changes, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

 

2011

      • Fortunate, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
      • Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX
      • Arcs and Angles, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC (two-person show)
      • Fenway Community Health Center’s Men’s Event Auction, Copley Place, Boston, MA

 

2010

      • Women Painting Women, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
      • Victorine Contemporary Art Grand Opening, Victorine Contemporary Art, Newport, RI
      • May Art Walk, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
      • Black vs. White, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
      • Creative Alliance Auction, The Patterson, Baltimore, MD

 

2009

      • Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, MD (two-person show)
      • Open Studio Show, Boston, MA
      • Fenway Community Health Center’s Men’s Event Auction, Copley Place, Boston, MA
      • Yellow vs. Blue, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
      • Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
      • Fluid, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC (two-person show)
      • Vanity Affair, Fall 2009 Benefit Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

 

2008

      • Fenway Community Health Center’s Men’s Event Auction, Copley Place, Boston, MA
      • 18th Annual Art in the Round Barn, Green Mountain Cultural Center, Waitsfield, VT  National juried exhibition by Erika Carlson, Zola Solamente, and Stephanie Walker
      • Foodie’s Feast, Marblehead, MA
      • Fresh, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

 

2007

      • Men’s Event Auction Preview Exhibition, Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, MA
      • Fenway Community Health Center’s Men’s Event Auction, Copley Place, Boston, MA

 

2006

      • Art Papers Auction, Mason Murer, Atlanta, GA
      • Fenway Community Health Center’s Men’s Event Auction, Copley Place, Boston, MA

 

2005

      • South Carolina Equality Coalition Auction, Charleston, SC

 

2004

      • Art House, Open Studio Show, Boston, MA
      • Anniversary Exhibition, Momus, Atlanta, GA

 

2003

      • Galerie Gora, Montreal, QC Canada (solo show)
      •  Atlanta Alternative Arts Festival, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
      • Remember My Name, Momus, Atlanta, GA
      • Tech Art, The South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA. National juried exhibition by Aaron Fry and Dorothy Simpson Krause
      • Art Papers Auction, City Hall East, Atlanta, GA

 

2002

      • Art Papers Auction, City Hall East, Atlanta, GA
      • Off-The-Wall, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
      • The B-Complex, Atlanta, GA

 

2001

      • Art Papers Auction, Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA
      •  Atlanta Urban Artists, Open Studio Show, Atlanta, GA

 

2000

      • Artists United, Open Studio Show, Atlanta, GA

 

1999

      • Student Exhibition, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

 

1995-96

      • Governor’s School Juried Student Exhibition, traveled United States

 

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Education

2000

B.A. in Sociology and Studio Art, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

1995

The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts, Furman University, Greenville, SC

Gallery Experience

2004 – 2007

Assistant Director, Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, MA

2000 – 2003

Gallery Manager, The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Past Representation

Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, MD

Hubert Gallery, New York, NY

Gold Gallery, Boston, MA

Victorine Contemporary, Newport, RI

Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC

Current Representation

Bridgette Mayer Art Advisors, Philadelphia, PA

KH Projects, New York, NY

Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY